John Cale Comes Alive

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John Cale Comes Alive is a second live album by John Cale released in September 1984 on ZE Records label after the previous album Caribbean Sunset (also 1984). It was recorded at The Lyceum in London at 26 February 1984. It also includes two studio recordings "Ooh La La" and "Never Give Up". The album has not been released on compact disc or digital format. The US release has different versions of both studio tracks compared to the European version.

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Ooh La La"	John Cale, Larry Sloman	single	3:25
2.	"Evidence"	John Cale	Sabotage/Live, 1979	3:26
3.	"Dead or Alive"	John Cale	Honi Soit, 1981	3:58
4.	"Chinese Envoy"	John Cale	Music for a New Society, 1982	3:27
5.	"Leaving It Up to You"	John Cale	Helen of Troy, 1975	5:32

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Dr. Mudd"	John Cale	Sabotage/Live, 1979	3:42
2.	"Waiting for the Man"	Lou Reed	The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967	4:26
3.	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden, Elvis Presley	Slow Dazzle, 1975	4:16
4.	"Fear"	John Cale	Fear, 1974	3:20
5.	"Never Give Up on You"	John Cale, Andy Heermans, Dave Young, David Lichtenstein	published for the first time	4:58

Personnel

• John Cale − guitar, piano, vocals, producer
• Andy Heermans − bass, engineer on "Ooh La La" and "Never Give Up"
• David Lichtenstein − drums, engineer on "Ooh La La" and "Never Give Up"
• David Young − guitar, engineer on "Ooh La La" and "Never Give Up"
• Julius Klepacz - drums on "Never Give Up"

Technical

• Stephen Street − remix engineer
• Roddy Hui − engineer on "Ooh La La" and "Never Give Up"
• Frank Olinsky/Manhattan Design - art direction
• George DuBose - photography
• Sara Schwartz - cover illustration

External links

• John Cale Comes Alive at Discogs (list of releases)